ACF105 - Sound, Light, Motion

Unit details

(Only available to students enrolled in courses A351, A352, A353 and A358)

Previously:

ACM111 Sound, Light, Motion

Unit chair:

J Cumming

Prerequisite:

One unit from : ACF103, ACM112

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ACM111

Contact hours:

1 x 3 hour Seminar per week

Note:

Participation in all practical class activities is essential to progress in this unit. These include instruction on health and safety essential to practical assessment tasks for this unit.

Content

Sound, Light, Motion is a specialist Film & TV unit that builds upon the skill and knowledge developed in ACF103 Writing with the Camera. The practical work in this unit compliments the analytical work in ACF106 Screen Practices. Students practice storyboarding, pre-production and filming in weekly supervised practical workshops. Camera, microphone, and lighting technique will be practiced in dynamic studio and location situations. The theory behind this work is integrated through independent study using topic guides, readings and tests. Alongside this preparatory work, each student will plan and prepare their own practical assignment: a short digital film with an original multi-layered sound track.

Individual films will be undertaken in teams with each student doing their own lighting design, camerawork, sound recording, multi-track sound design and editing using professional equipment. Students produce and direct their individual films, co-ordinate their production work as a team and perform an assistant production roll on their teammates projects.

A lack of participation in practical class activities will be reflected in the marking for related assessment tasks. Students will be required to demonstrate safe use of electrical and mechanical filmmaking equipment before embarking on practical assessment tasks for this unit.

Assessment

Multiple choice tests on technical knowledge acquisition 20%

Project planning & pre-production assignment 20%

Project production & post-production assignment 60%

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*

Student Contribution Rate**

Fee rate - Domestic Students

Fee rate - International students

$769

$769

$2659

$3010

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.